An American Half-Century

Schedule Information

Enrollment: 14/14

Credits: 3

Day

Time

Room

Start Date

End Date

W

1540-1740

WB119

08/30/2017

12/06/2017

Course Description

As 1940 drew to a close, the United States declared itself the "Arsenal of Democracy"; as 1991 drew to a close, the Soviet Union dissolved itself. In the roughly fifty years in between, the United States played a crucial role in defeating or containing totalitarian dictatorships in Germany, Italy, Japan, China, and the Soviet Union. This seminar examines whether law played a significant role in the outcomes of World War II and the Cold War, in terms both of international law and US constitutional law. (We will also refer to the current War on Terror.) No prior knowledge of the relevant history or law will be taken for granted.

Course Requirements

Exam Info:

Midterm Type (if any): None

Description: None

Final Type (if any): None

Description:

Written Work Product

Written Work Product: Either (a) a substantial research paper or (b) a short paper and an analytically rigorous project reflecting substantial research, such as a group presentation to the class or the creation of a website. The submission deadline is on or before the last day of the exam period at noon (via EXPO). NOTE: Students seeking to satisfy the upper-level writing requirement must timely submit a completed Writing Requirement Intent Form to the Student Records Office - retroactive exceptions will not be granted.

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: None Concurrencies: None

Mutually Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: No

Course Notes:

Graduation Requirements

*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

*Yes means professor requires everyone in the course to submit a substantial research paper (which is the requirement standard in Academic Policies), so no paperwork required to be submitted to SRO. No means student must timely submit paperwork to SRO if intending to use a paper in this course to satisfy the Writing Requirement.